Betelguese Bet"el*guese (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F.
B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)
A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of
Orion. [Written also {Betelgeux} and {Betelgeuse}.]
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